Posts tagged music video

• 21 Jul

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Snorricam Party Music Video

  One Snorricam + a bunch of friends + a night out in Brooklyn makes for this week's Indy Mogul Original Short test film.  This music video features the song "We've Got It Going On" by Keelay and is shot completely with a DIY Snorricam with a few photographs thrown in.  Leave your comments below!Wat

• 03 Jul

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Awesome Music Video Shot With Webcams

  A friend of mine sent me this amazing music video shot entirely with webcams, and I just had to post it up. This once again illustrates the entire point of Indy Mogul, that it doesn't matter if you don't have an amazing camera, or professional actors, with a good idea, and hard work, you can make so

• 12 May

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Pixilation a.k.a. Live-Action Animation

  Pixilation...ever hear of it?  Director Matthew Semel and the band Savoir Adore try out this filmmaking technique for their music video.  Pixilation is a technique that creates a live-action version of animation.  It's a tedious process that requires close attention to detail when shooting, but t

• 28 Apr

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Compelling Special Effects for Cheap

  Overcoming geographical differences, NYC-based director Chris Piazza and British musician Neil Halstead talk concepts, special effects, and how to make a big idea work using less than $100.  Check out how these two created a music video on the cheap!  Come back Thursday for the music video premie

• 21 Apr

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Exploring New Animation Techniques

  Animator and director Dan Meth discusses the collaboration between himself and Mixel Pixel band member, Rob Corradetti, for the music video "Monster Manual". Dan breaks from his traditional methods of animation to explore what would happen if he didn't plan out his drawings and just worked spontaneo

• 15 Apr

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Shooting in a Time Crunch

  On this shoot, director Kathleen Grace and her crew got access to a great space for free, but they only had a small window of time to shoot everything they needed.  The director talks about how they prepared the dancers for the quick shoot and what tricks they used to make sure they got every shot.

• 08 Apr

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Shooting Scenes in Reverse

   Director Kathleen Grace partnered with the band Lowry to create a music video inspired by a Jeff Wall photograph and time fluctuations in story telling.  The director had the band play the song in reverse so when the shots are played forward, it creates a unique 'anti-gravity' look.  It's the sm

• 31 Mar

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Using Split-Screen Creatively

  What can you do with a split screen? Director Sherng-Lee Huang takes on this question with the band Frances and the music video concept for "Cold Water."  With a budget of only $99, the director relied on this simple technique to come up with a creative video concept for the song.  The shoot came